The Central Administrative Court has not yet issued an order to revoke the announcement delaying the Social Security Board election after completing an emergency hearing. The court affirmed it will consider the case and schedule the order hearing as soon as possible.
At 16:51 on 5 Aug 2026 GMT+7, after earlier that morning, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sattharom Thammabutdee, former Social Security Board member representing insured persons and leader of the Progressive Social Security team, along with representatives of employer and employee candidates from the same team, filed a petition with the Central Administrative Court to hold an emergency hearing to revoke the announcement delaying the Social Security Board election by the Social Security Election Committee. They argued that the Ministry of Labour and Social Security Office exceeded their authority and requested the election proceed as originally scheduled on 27 Sep 2026.
The Central Administrative Court has now completed the hearing but has not yet issued an order. The court stated it will consider and issue the order as soon as possible. During the hearing, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sattharom explained the impact of postponing the Social Security Board election on all 11.9 million insured persons. Currently, an interim Social Security Board is in place, preventing the subcommittee on benefits development from meeting to consider issues such as unemployment benefits, old-age pensions, and childcare allowances, thus causing insured persons to lose out.
Next, the court will send the order notice to the petitioner's home, namely Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sattharom. The order will indicate whether a temporary suspension or protection of the Progressive Social Security team’s petition will be granted. If granted, the election must be held on the original date of 27 Sep 2026.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sattharom, in an interview after the hearing, expressed that he provided information emphasizing the urgent need for participation and democracy as the core of social security, which connects employers and the vast number of insured persons nationwide.
He added that the legal process and justice system serve as channels to fully advance social security reforms. However, the true key lies with the insured persons and employers. If they unite in supporting the reforms and see that attempts to delay, postpone, or cancel the Social Security Board election obstruct reforms, then the success of this effort depends on the commitment of millions of insured persons and employers across the country.